Monday, October 26, 2009

Satanic Abuse

With Halloween approaching and Domestic Violence Awareness Month drawing toward its close, I want to address Satanic Ritual Abuse. I have had the privilege of knowing several courageous survivors through the years and am aware that October is an especially difficult month. So to those of you who have survived Satanic abuse, here is a poem that I hope will bring some of the peace of Christ Jesus to your wounded heart and soul:

It wasn't youwho stirred up evilin parents who deprived youand abused you

No childasks for deprivation,no newbornwas created for sacrifice,no teenage girlwas destined for caging andpublic raping.

You were told horrible liesyou were subjectedto unspeakable miseriesYour brokenness is understandable

You, dear one,were created to loveand to be loved,in pure and wholesome ways

You were born to people who hadsold their hearts and souls to the evil oneor to parents who were capturedand ensnared by his trickery.

Satan's power is real, as you well know,but there is One who is more powerful,who chooses to walk in love,who treats his children with dignity,respect, and patience in great abundance.One who is Love and Light and Life loves youand His grace can redeem even the most wretchedHe is compassionate

He's outraged at what happened to you!He is a safe refuge and a caring friend,who will never betray youand never abandon you.

The One who Christians call GodIs good,Totally and irrevocably good,No matter what Satan may imply.

He cares about you,His love is deep and sure.Pray to God and see what happens;Read His Bible to know him better.

Flee from Satan--Resist His lies,and ask God for help;Jesus Christ will not let you down

Amen to your prayer, Jan. SRA is so dark and painful. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for loving the victims. Please protect them and help them to walk in your healing light. Hide them from the enemy in the shadow of your wings.

Keeping the Faith: Questions and Answers for the Abused Woman by Marie M. Fortune

Perfect Daughters by Robert J. Ackerman, Ph.D.

Recovery: A Guide for Adult Children of Alcoholics by Herbert L. Gravitz and Julie D. Bowden

Safe People by Dr Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend

Slay Your Own Dragons by Nancy Good

The Cinderella Syndrome by Lee Ezell

The Dance of Anger by Harriet Goldhor Lerner, Ph.D.

The Search for Significance by Robert S. McGee

Turning Fear to Hope by Holly Wagner Green

When Violence Comes Home: Help for Victims of Spouse Abuse by Tim Jackson and Jeff Olson

Why Does He Do That? by Lundy Bancroft

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Welcome

Being abused by another hurts deeply and creates many challenges. But you don't have to settle for merely being a survivor. You can become an overcomer with dazzling wings.

You might feel worthless--but you are not. You are valuable to the creator of the universe. A new life of freedom, peace, and joy awaits. Facing abuse, ending it, and healing from it is a huge journey that leaves behind hopelessness, embracing new life.

Just like myself and other abuse survivors, you can unfurl dazzling wings with the help of Jesus Christ.

This journey is possible. I've done it and so have other formerly abused women and men who have shared their stories with me. Come join us on a life-giving journey of change.

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About Me

For thirty-five years, I felt worthless. It seemed like I wore a sign across my chest inviting others to abuse me.
Unfortunately, I had an abundance of personal experience with being a victim of domestic violence, incest, emotional abuse, physical abuse, date rape, verbal abuse, and spiritual abuse. And then I experienced being the mother and stepmother of children who were assaulted by a pedophile.I felt like a cursed woman.
Since multiple people felt comfortable assualting me and then my children I assumed that there was something wrong with me. I had let me myself down in some unknown, mysterious way.
What if God let me down, too?
One day, in desperation, I prayed asking God to end the abuse.
God heard. He rescued me. He continues to heal me. His kindness, grace, and mercy far exceed anything I could’ve imagined or hoped for.
He has given me dazzling wings to soar above the pain of past abuse, spreading His message of hope: God does not approve of violence in any of its manifestations. He rescues those who cry out to Him. He heals the wounded.

Disclaimer

I share my thoughts and feelings on this blog about a very sensitive and personal topic, but I need to remind readers that I am not a licensed counselor or a legal advisor. Please weigh everything I say with prayer. Feel empowered to take what you want and leave the rest.